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1944 Air and water battles against Japanese near Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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1:51Now PlayingDate: 24th January 1944
Location: New Guinea
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Pacific Battlefront - Land Sea Air Offensive in the Far East
Independent State of Papua New Guinea:
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AEROPLANES AMERICAN. New U.S. HELLDIVER w. self-folding wings
AEOPLANES, Japan Blazing Japanese crashes off Bougainville, Solomons.
AMERICA MILITARY. Troops land at BOUGANVILLE, Solomons..thro' swamp & jungle..Ad.Halsey.
ASSAULT LANDING CRAFT. Troops land Bougainville.Solomons
HALSEY. Ad..U.S.Navy C.U. w. sunglasses when troops land Bougainvillaea
JUNGLE Yanks land at Bougainville, Solomons.. thro' swamp & jungle..
SOLOMON ISLANDS. U.S.troops land at BOUGAINVILLE..thro' swamp & jungle..Ad.Halsey..blazing Japanese plane crashes
Airforce - Active; Navy - Active; Military - Active
WWII, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, War, Allied, Allies, battle, SB2C, Admiral William Halsey, South Pacific Area, map
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